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Erie PA News and Events for Monday February 26, 2007
Posted by Dennis on February 26, 2007
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JoEllen of Erie was conceived by artificial insemination using donor sperm. Donor 150 was described as a 6’ tall college grad who was a dancer, musician and fitness instructor. Donor 150 came forward last week. He is Jeffrey Harrison, a 50 year old self-described “hippy” living with 4 dogs in a beat up motorhome in California. Using the Donor Sibling Registry, 11 siblings have been identified with possibly many more yet to make the connection.
Ida Tarbell was born in Erie County in 1857. Tarbell graduated from Allegheny College in 1880. She was featured on the Voice of America People in America program over the weekend. Her investigative reporting skills caused the break up of Standard Oil.
The ANNA Shelter (Association for Needy and Neglected Animals) currently has 7 kittens that need homes. Their ages range from 10 weeks to 6 months. No kitten should have to grow up in a shelter. They should be in loving homes, playing like kittens are supposed to.
CMT (Country Music Television) has an online contest going called the Music City Madness Video contest. Two of the contestants are from Erie. Eric Michael Hopper, now living in Buford GA, and Jonalee White, now living in Cincinnati. Voting wraps up today so give both of the a vote in the first round.
Another person that could use your vote is comedian CJ Toledano. He’s kicking rear in the American Eagle Campus Comedy Challenge. He’s leading bracket 2 with 58 percent of the vote. Vote here.
Looks like the Downtown Erie Hotel, formerly the Holiday inn Downtown, formerly the Ramada Inn Downtown, will be changing hands - again. It went sale pending last week. The asking price for the 133 room hotel was $1.8 million.
The Pennsylvania Common Pleas Criminal Case Management System (CPCMS) is now live in every county. It connects courts in all 67 counties to each other. The supreme, superior and commonwealth courts as well as the 548 magisterial district courts in the state are also in the system.
Peter Tsimikalis scored once and added three assists to lead the Kitchener Rangers to a 5-4 win over the lowly Erie Otters in an Ontario Hockey League game played last night in front of 3,672 at the Tullio Arena. Erie dropped their 10th straight and are 13-44-12-2 on the season.
Mashea Williams (Erie Mercyhurst Prep) had13 points to go along with five rebounds and six assists as Penn State beat Indiana, 78-68.
Mike Machuga took home $13,000 for second at the PBA Tour’s 2007 Bayer Classic at Emerson Lanes.
The Erie Freeze lost on the road to the Reading Express 46-38.
The Gannon Lady Knights basketball team return to action Tuesday, February 27 against Saginaw Valley State at the Hammermill Center. The GLIAC Quarterfinal game is slated for 7 pm.
The 25th annual Erie Sport and Travel Expo will be held at Family First Sports Park in Erie, Pa March 2-4. The show features fishing and hunting lodges, guides, outfitters, fishing charters and sporting goods vendors and boat and recreational vehicle dealers. General Admission $6 with children under 10 free.
The Roadhouse Theater production of "Glengarry Glen Ross" is scheduled for Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm March 2-31. Admission: Regular seating $12, Riser seating $15, VIP table seating $20. Reservations can be made by phone at (814) 456-5656.
Allegheny College's Gator Activities Programming organization and Allegheny Student Government will host comedian and actor Wayne Brady for a live one-man show on Saturday, March 3 at 8 pm in Shafer Auditorium. Brady is widely recognized for his work on screen and stage. He is perhaps best known for his improvisational comedy on the television show "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" Brady won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety, Musical or Comedy Series for his work on that show. Brady also starred in his own ABC variety show, "The Wayne Brady Show," in 2001 and a daytime talk show of the same name that aired in 2002. He has also guest-starred on "The Drew Carey Show" and in 2004 was chosen to play the role of lawyer Billy Flynn in the Broadway musical "Chicago." Tickets are available now. Allegheny students are $10 and $20 for the general public All seating is general admission. For more information go to http://www.allegheny.edu/waynebrady or call 814-332-2754.
The North East Community Players have open auditions March 5 and 6 at 7:30 pm for the suspense/ thriller "Night Watch," directed by Alan Koch. The cast calls for 5 men and 4 women and the performances are scheduled for April 6 - 7, 12 - 15, and 19 - 21. Auditions will be held at the NECP Theatre (25 Vine Street, 2nd Floor) in North East, PA.
Music lovers are invited to follow Road to the Isles, and take in the sights and sounds of traditional Celtic folk music and dance along the way. Road to the Isles is a Pittsburgh-based quintet of pipe, guitar, fiddle, and two dancers that will perform at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, on Wednesday, March 7 at 12 pm. Their presentation of Scottish and Irish music and dance is part of college's Rhythms of Life cultural series and begins at noon in the Reed Union Building's Bruno's Cafe. It is free and open to the public.
The concert band and jazz ensemble at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, will play favorites "From Stage and Screen" at their annual joint spring concert. The performance will be held at 8 pm on Thursday, March 8, in the McGarvey Commons of the Reed Union Building. Admission is free and open to the public.
The Erie Art Museum's annual end-of-winter bash is heading for Motown, or at least Motown is heading for Just My Imagination, Saturday, March 10 at the Bel-Aire Clarion Hotel, 2800 West 8th Street. Just My Imagination will replace the Museum's very popular mARTi Gras Bash, but organizers say it will truly be one night to boogie down. "Live Motown music from Cleveland's Tony Quarles and the Discovery Band, great food, elaborate decorations and costume prizes are all planned for this event," said event Chairwoman Rebecca Styn. Tickets are $45 and all proceeds benefit the Erie Art Museum. For tickets call (814) 459-5477.
Food and fun both will be in abundance when Gannon University hosts its annual International Night on Saturday, March 10. The event will feature an “International Food Bazaar” with culinary delights from more than 20 countries, including Hong Kong, Sweden, Bahamas, France, Poland, Spain, Greece, Panama, Peru, India, Turkey, Japan, China, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan. The dinner will start at 6 pm. The entertainment portion of the event will begin at 7:30 pm and will feature numerous cultural performances including Filipino folk dancing, Indian dancing, Greek dancing, Polish dancing, Celtic soft shoe and tap dancing, and traditional Turkish dancing. Music also will be offered, including South Korean violin and Bosnian flute. International Night will be held in Gannon’s Hammermill Center, Peach Street and South Park Row. Tickets can be purchased at the information desk of the Waldron Campus Center, 124 West Seventh Street. Tickets are $15 for adults; $10 for senior citizens, military, and children 10 and over; and $5 for children under 10.
The Northwest PA Maple Association 2007 Northwest PA Maple Taste and Tour Weekend will be held March 17-18, 10 am to 4 pm daily. Ten sugar houses in Crawford, Erie, Mercer, Warren and Venango counties open their doors during the height of maple sugaring time.
Meadowmount Trio, a frequent contributor to National Public Radio hailed as "an ensemble of seamless rapport" by The Strad magazine, will perform at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, on Wednesday, March 21. Meadowmount Trio appears as part of Music at Noon: The Logan Series. Its performance, which is free and open to the public, will be held at noon in the Reed Union Building's McGarvey Commons.
Posted by Dennis at February 26, 2007 7:02 AM
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